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About the Role

The Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the month-end close and management reporting for the Foundation’s entities. This role takes hands-on ownership of preparing management accounts with commentary for assigned regional entities and reporting categories, whilst reviewing the month-end work and reconciliations prepared by the Associate Accountants. The role focuses heavily on balance sheet integrity, robust financial controls, and ensuring the absolute accuracy of the trial balance.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end month-end close process and prepare comprehensive management accounts with variance commentary.
Perform a technical review of the month-end close packages and supporting reconciliations prepared by Associate Accountants.
Collaborate cross-departmentally to ensure correct accruals and analyse variances.
Perform and maintain detailed balance sheet reconciliations.
Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
Support the Financial Controller in the preparation of year-end audit files, trial balances, and supporting schedules.
Act as a key point of contact for external auditors.
Support the Financial Controller in reviewing year-end packages, statutory financial statements, and compliance filings.
Ensure all accounting treatments comply with relevant local standards and Group accounting policies.
Identify opportunities to standardise accounting processes and templates.
Support the Financial Controller in optimizing ERP usage and workflow tools.

Requirements

Proven experience in a technical Management Accountant or General Ledger role within a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
Strong background in balance sheet control, reconciliations, and complex month-end close processes.
Hands-on experience preparing management accounts with commentary.
Experience reviewing the trial balances and reconciliations of other entities/colleagues.
Experience working across European and/or APAC entities is highly advantageous.
High proficiency with modern ERP systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Advanced Excel skills.

Skills

Team player with a strong work ethic.
Attention to detail.
Strong technical accounting skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Proactive communicator.
Self-motivated and organized.
Adaptable and positive mindset towards process change, automation, and system upgrades.

Location

London

Work Type

Permanent
Flexible working arrangements

Experience Level

Fully Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Benefits

Rewarding work that serves the public interest
Engagement with diverse international experts
Inclusive and collaborative teams
Intellectually challenging projects
Flexible working arrangements
Numerous areas of specialisation
Opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Company

At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day—across all our areas of expertise.
Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.